Jinishian Memorial Foundation - Success storieshttp://jinishian.org/success-stories
enNew Hope in an Old Villagehttp://jinishian.org/new-hope-in-an-old-village-eng
<div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="http://jinishian.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/new%20hope%20in%20an%20old%20village.jpg?itok=aLH_KZcJ" title="New Hope in an Old Village" class="colorbox" data-colorbox-gallery="gallery-node-938-YrKIJGZr3yQ" data-cbox-img-attrs="{&quot;title&quot;: &quot;&quot;, &quot;alt&quot;: &quot;&quot;}"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://jinishian.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/new%20hope%20in%20an%20old%20village.jpg?itok=j-eEF0qz" width="220" height="203" alt="" title="" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even" property="content:encoded"><p style="text-align:justify">Pokr Vedi village is home to 3,000 souls, Christians nestled in the valley of Noah&rsquo;s Mount Ararat between Turkey, Russia and Iran. Residents of the Armenian village remember ancestors brutally exiled and annihilated by the Ottomans 100 years ago&mdash;a horror still unrecognized by Turkey, whose closed border lies just a few miles away. Just 25 years ago these villagers lived under the Soviet state and have struggled to provide for their families ever since.&nbsp;<br /><br />How does one subsist with no resources to cultivate his land or her business? How does one recover faith after genocide and atheism?&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify">For the last several years, the Jinishian Memorial Program has helped these villagers form an agricultural cooperative to share equipment, technology, marketing tools and the vision not merely to survive but to move from communism to community. Low-interest loans, vital to their small businesses, were previously impossible to obtain. The Jinishian program fosters economic development through micro-lending to hundreds of farmers throughout Armenia. Participants in the Pokr Vedi cooperative faithfully repay their loans and have begun to flourish. To further encourage the community to invest in its own growth, Jinishian sponsored a grant competition. Pokr Vedi&rsquo;s proposal to repair their kindergarten won the grant.<br />&nbsp;<br />Residents here trace their faith to the village&rsquo;s ancient Khor Virap monastery, where St. Gregory the Illuminator miraculously survived years of imprisonment and starvation to share Christ with the pagan king around 300 A.D. Today, the Jinishian program helps send thousands of children from Armenian villages to summer camp to encounter this God&mdash;who is still freeing and feeding the children he loves&mdash;for themselves.</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div></div>Thu, 18 May 2017 12:44:45 +0000Hasmik938 at http://jinishian.orghttp://jinishian.org/new-hope-in-an-old-village-eng#commentsWhy Breast Cancer Claims the Lives of More Armenian Womenhttp://jinishian.org/why-breast-cancer-claims-the-lives-of-more-armenian-women
<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even" property="content:encoded"><p style="text-align:justify">When a mobile medical clinic arrived in the tiny village of Arpunk offering free health screenings to women, they found Karine Petrosyan. Day and night, pain gripped her abdomen. Massive fibroids were silently consuming her uterus. Karine needed emergency surgery. In this remote corner of Armenia, there was little to no access to routine cancer screenings until Jinishian began a reproductive health program in 2016. Without early screenings such as mammograms, breast cancer can be deadly, making mortality in Armenia among the highest in the world&mdash;a devastating toll that Jinishian is determined to reverse, one village at a time. The Jinishian Memorial Program chose to partner with Maple Leaf medical services to focus on the area around Vardenis first&mdash;a deeply poor, volatile border zone with Azerbaijan where birth rates are low. In two dozen visits, the clinics reached nearly 600 women like Karine, 90 percent of whom had some form of gynecological disorder. Karine was swiftly transferred to the hospital, where doctors removed her invasive fibroids. She was far from an isolated case. Hers was one of sixteen vital surgeries. Women desperate for medical intervention finally had an advocate with the expertise to shepherd them through Armenia&rsquo;s complex healthcare system. The program was funded solely through our Jinishian donors, with only $42 covering each initial life-changing exam. Three cancer patients are already identified and have begun treatment plans. Astonishingly, thyroid disease was found in a quarter of the women. Prescriptions and follow-up care are included in the program. Having seen in just a short time how many women will live longer, healthier lives as a result of this pilot program, Jinishian is committed to continuing and expanding it. This can only happen with your help.</p><p style="text-align:justify">Please consider a small gift today that can truly save a life.</p></div></div></div>Wed, 17 May 2017 08:47:15 +0000Hasmik937 at http://jinishian.orghttp://jinishian.org/why-breast-cancer-claims-the-lives-of-more-armenian-women#commentsAqavik's Dreamhttp://jinishian.org/aqavik%27s-dream-eng
<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even" property="content:encoded"><p style="text-align:justify">Tsapatagh had a multi-purpose community center which was almost ruined. The building used to have a health center, a post office, a sewing workshop, a municipality office, musical, drowing and dance classrooms, etc. In 1989, when Armenians fled from Azerbaijan to their Motherland, some of them settled in Tsapatagh, that used to be inhabited mainly with Azerbaijanis. The new comers found the community center looted and partially collapsed. Despite its deteriorated condition, the bulding still served to the community for a few years also. Finally the community center was closed, as further exploition became dangerous.&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify"><br />Since 2013 JMF is implementing Vardenis Development Initiative project in rural communities of Vardenis sub-region in Gegharqunik marz. Tsapatagh is one of the 23 communities targeted by JMF. In late 2015 Tsapatagh community activists came up with an ambitious community enhancement project, named &laquo;Community cultural center creation&raquo;. The project leaders firmly insisted that the community is willing to revive the cultural life in the village and they will do their best to accomplish the project, to recover the art hub at the former multi-purpose community center.</p><p style="text-align:justify"><br />Villagers passionately participated in all construction activities throughout the project implementation. They continuously expressed their impatience toward the end of long-awaited renovations. Displaced from different parts of Azerbaijan, people&#39;s lives will finally be filled with spirit of art and will become more interesting and meaningful by the end of the project. Since 1989, lack of facilities caused deprivation of the new comers from their songs and music, painting and crafts. And now the project will make the cultural life development possible. The cultural center will be the pioneer among the surrounding communities, and probably children and young adults of neighboring villages will come to Tsapatagh to learn art as well.&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify"><br />Village life is not an easy one. Peasants are always busy, but not only with the seasonal work. It is difficult for them to find a guts and finances to take part in regional/national cultural events. Moreover, it is very challenging for them to send children to art classes, since there are no such centers neither in Tsapatagh, nor in other surrounding villages but not for the Aqavik&#39;s family.</p><p style="text-align:justify"><br />Mother and grandmother of 14 year-old Aqavik Hovhannisyan also fled form Kushchi (Khachakap) &nbsp;village of Dashkesan region of Azerbaijan in 1989. Aqavik loves to draw, and some say she is a gifted child. Spending 3 hours a day and considerable financial outlay, Aqavik&#39;s parents regularly take her to drowing classes at Sevan town, about 60 km from the village. Now, together with her peers, she will be able to take Ani Boyakhchian&#39;s drawing classes and realize her dream at the cultural center of &nbsp;Tsapatagh.</p><p style="text-align:justify">&nbsp; &nbsp;<br />By the end of the project, when the recovered cultural center operats, Aqavik will be free of physical stress and fatigue, that she faces to overcome the distance, commuting to Sevan. Furthermore her family will save lots of money that can be used for more targeted needs. Finally Akavik&rsquo;s dream will come true and she won&#39;t have to deal with tiresome and time-consuming long distance to take her favorite painting classes.&nbsp;<br />Thapatagh inhabitants are grateful to JMF for backing them on the way of realizing their dreams, and will always bless the families of philanthropists. &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div></div>Wed, 17 May 2017 08:33:45 +0000Hasmik936 at http://jinishian.orghttp://jinishian.org/aqavik%27s-dream-eng#commentsBeyond Expectations http://jinishian.org/vartkes-kassouni-eng
<div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="http://jinishian.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/kassouni_big590.jpg?itok=aEgbmcPI" title="Beyond Expectations " class="colorbox" data-colorbox-gallery="gallery-node-830-YrKIJGZr3yQ" data-cbox-img-attrs="{&quot;title&quot;: &quot;&quot;, &quot;alt&quot;: &quot;&quot;}"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://jinishian.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/kassouni_big590.jpg?itok=-keJe4BX" width="220" height="92" alt="" title="" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even" property="content:encoded"><p style="text-align:justify">Vartkes Kassouni,&nbsp;Orange, CA--Going to Armenia as a tourist has its rewards, however going there with a mission has its special and unexpected rewards. Mrs. Kassouni and I had the privilege of going there in June and connecting with the programs of Jinishian Foundation&hellip; A year ago, after some 53 years, when I first met Mr. Jinishian in New York, I reconnected with him by way of volunteering to serve in the promotion of its programs in California, and then traveling to see with my own eyes&hellip;</p><p style="text-align:justify"><strong>For them all, it is obvious that this is not a job but a mission to which they are totally dedicated.</strong><br /><br />The brains and heart of this whole enterprise are two people and their dedicated staff of men and women. The International Executive Director, Ms. Eliza Minasyan, and the Executive Director for Armenia, Mr. Armen Hakobyan. For them all, it is obvious that this is not a job but a mission to which they are totally dedicated. Whether they personally accompanied us, or their dedicated staff people, we covered city and country, mountain and valley, village and farm, church and cathedral, adults and children, farmers and workers, teachers and students, priests and laypeople. We broke bread with the people in their homes. We ate delicious ripe apricots and cherries sold along the way, right next to the trees loaded with fruit. We drank the ice-cold waters flowing in mountain brooks, and savored their delicious breads right out of the baker&rsquo;s ovens. I was awe-struck by their history and story, told by silent churches and thousands of &ldquo;khatch-kars&rdquo; (cross-stones), standing in eloquent silence, and speaking to me in hushed tones only a heart could hear&hellip;</p><p style="text-align:justify"><strong>No &quot;charity&quot; there</strong><br /><br />I have two distinct impressions of the dedication and effectiveness of the Jinishian Program in Armenia. First, the lack of ostentation. No lush quarters and offices, but in effective simplicity all is dedicated to their cause&hellip; Second, the way in which they connect with the people of the land. No &ldquo;charity&rdquo; there, but support for projects which the people themselves, whether on a farm or in a village, ascertain and organize for action. I met with farmers overjoyed that they had received support to build a small dam&hellip; I met with a group of young college graduates in a village [who] bragged that they had the cleanest village in the area because of the success of their efforts. God bless them!<br />The cause is worthy, the people deserve it, and our love celebrates it<br />Having returned home to California, Samira and I are filled with grateful memories of the kindness and generosity of our hosts. We are also resolved to continue our support&hellip; because the cause is worthy, the people deserve it, and our love celebrates it.</p></div></div></div>Sun, 03 Jan 2016 19:03:37 +0000Hasmik830 at http://jinishian.orghttp://jinishian.org/vartkes-kassouni-eng#commentsWhether you think you can, or you think you can't - you're right ...http://jinishian.org/whether-you-think-you-can
<div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="http://jinishian.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Kachatur%27s%20photo.jpg?itok=NnWgPN1_" title="Whether you think you can, or you think you can&#039;t - you&#039;re right ..." class="colorbox" data-colorbox-gallery="gallery-node-593-YrKIJGZr3yQ" data-cbox-img-attrs="{&quot;title&quot;: &quot;&quot;, &quot;alt&quot;: &quot;&quot;}"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://jinishian.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Kachatur%27s%20photo.jpg?itok=H853j77j" width="220" height="165" alt="" title="" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even" property="content:encoded"><p style="text-align:justify">&ldquo;Whether you think you can, or you think you can&#39;t - you&#39;re right.&rdquo;, Henry Ford.<br /><br />Khachatur was only 14 years old when he first joined the Jinishian Memorial Foundation&rsquo;s school debate club project in his school #190 in Yerevan. This is one of the 130 schools where the JMF established debate clubs within its Civil Society and Education program.<br />&nbsp;A teenager, who was born in Lebanon where his musician parents were in a concert tour, and a grandchild of a Musa Dagh survivor realized and firmly believed that he is the one among the Armenian youth who is able and responsible for personal contribution in development of Armenia towards its path in becoming a democratic country and a country of a dream for all Armenians. The participation in debate club was a great opportunity for development of leadership, critical thinking, and public speaking skills vital for realization of his beliefs.</p><!--break--><p style="text-align:justify"><br />Step by step, via regular participation in debate club activities and debate tournaments, Khachik became one of the best debaters in his school and was chosen to take part in the National Debate Competitions and TV debates organized by the JMF. On the path towards his vision&rsquo;s realization he was chosen and has had an opportunity to become a FLEX student and studied one year in Lincoln Park high school in IL State of the US.&nbsp; After his return home and full of new experiences and energy he continued participation in his school&rsquo;s debate club and debate competitions.<br /><br />His hard and devoted work was rewarded by the invitation to participate in international Bratislava Debate Tournament in April 2014, where the JMF will represent Armenia. This will be the first participation of an Armenian school debate team in an international English language debate tournament ever.<br /><br />He hopes that this is a chance not only &ldquo;&hellip;.to collect the fruits of many year efforts&rdquo; but also &ldquo;&hellip; show the world that Armenian youth is an indispensable part of youth in the global world and is able to struggle for progress and development&rdquo;.&nbsp; &nbsp;<br /><br />He thinks that he can and he is right.&nbsp;</p></div></div></div>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 02:26:20 +0000JazzLabs593 at http://jinishian.orghttp://jinishian.org/whether-you-think-you-can#commentsA Big Step Forward http://jinishian.org/a-big-step-forward
<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even" property="content:encoded"><p style="text-align:justify">The JMF has been implementing the Youth Engaged in Civil Society project since 2004. The project is aimed at fostering democracy and developing civically conscious and socially responsible citizens in Armenia through the creation and development of Debate Clubs for secondary and high school students. About 130 established debate clubs involve students aged 14-17, who later use debate as a tool for being engaged in the civil society development process. The project provided knowledge to high schools students about key issues related to the development of civil society, democracy and human rights, building communication and analytical thinking skills that will permit them to more actively participate in the development of Armenian society. The debate clubs, organized in the schools as extracurricular activities, also add value to the education system. The initiative builds links between youth, the NGO sector, and governmental agencies through a civic initiative seminar series and round-table discussions.</p><p style="text-align:justify"><!--break--></p><p style="text-align:justify">In December 2013 a call for debate teams was announced by Bratislava School Debate Association. An annual international debate competition in English is to be held in Bratislava, Slovakia in the beginning of April 2014. The JMF decided to apply for the competition and started to look for English speaking debaters among the project beneficiaries who are good at public speaking as well. After conducting over 70 interviews in schools where debate clubs were operating, the JMF formed the team of four debaters. Khachatur Margaryan, Mary Mesropyan and Lucy Bichakhchyan were among the most active members of the JMF&rsquo;s debate clubs in 3 different schools. Three of the debaters were Flex program students, as for the fourth member, Grigor Khachatryan who has not participated in Flex program, yet is a distinguished member of our debate club. So the JMF formed the team and applied for the competition. In two weeks the invitation to participate in this prestigious tournament was sent to the JMF. It&rsquo;s for the first time that a team from Armenia will participate in suchlike international debate competition along with other teams from countries like Burkina Faso, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Lebanon, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey and Ukraine. All the team members are enthusiastic and optimistic about this competition.<br /><br />Good luck to our debaters!<br />&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div></div><ul class="links links--inline"><li class="translation_hy first last"><a href="/hy/a-big-step-forward" title="Մեծ քայլ առաջ" class="translation-link" xml:lang="hy">հայ</a></li>
</ul>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 02:22:23 +0000JazzLabs577 at http://jinishian.orghttp://jinishian.org/a-big-step-forward#commentsHip Dysplasia Early Prevention among Children in Armeniahttp://jinishian.org/hip-dysplasia-early-prevention
<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even" property="content:encoded"><p style="text-align:justify">&ldquo;When in summer 2013 I gave birth to my daughter Karine, all of us were very happy and excited to welcome our first child into our family&rdquo;.&nbsp; All of a sudden at the maternity home I was told that Karine had hip dysplasia. It was quite a stressful period of life for our family.&nbsp;<br /><br />Hip dysplasia is the medical term for instability, or looseness of the hip joint that affects thousands of children each year. When a baby is diagnosed with developmental dysplasia of the hip and treated early, the outcome is usually excellent. If treatment is delayed, the further steps are more complex and with less chance of success. In the framework of the JMF implemented health project numerous ultrasound doctors were trained to diagnose various forms of hip dysplasia via examination of infants at maternity homes; something which was not practiced before.</p><!--break--><p style="text-align:justify">During one of the regular monitoring check-ups at Kapan maternity home the JMF staff observed how the doctor diagnosed hip dysplasia of a little baby girl who turned out to be a grandchild of the doctor working at the same hospital. Karine&rsquo;s journey to recover her hips began immediately. Various consultations followed. A team of hip specialists deeply studied Karine&rsquo;s case and took the newborn girl under control. The parents and grandma were told how to take proper care of Karine (no diapers, free position of the legs and etc.). A month later during the second check-up, the screening gave a good picture of the hip. Several months passed. Now the hips of the girl are developing normally. Karine is happy and always smilies. Thanks to the project Karine was prevented from being disabled all her life.</p><p style="text-align:justify">There is nothing more rewarding than a story like this. &nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify"><a href="http://jinishian.org/disability-prevention-among-children-phase-4" target="_blank">Read about the project ...</a></p></div></div></div><ul class="links links--inline"><li class="translation_hy first last"><a href="/hy/hip-dysplasia-early-prevention" title="Կոնքազդրային հոդի հոդախախտի վաղ կանխարգելում" class="translation-link" xml:lang="hy">հայ</a></li>
</ul>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 07:34:34 +0000JazzLabs573 at http://jinishian.orghttp://jinishian.org/hip-dysplasia-early-prevention#commentsBringing Smile to Armenian Children on Christmas Eve http://jinishian.org/bringing-smile-to-armenian-children
<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even" property="content:encoded"><p style="text-align:justify">Christmas was rapidly approaching and all children were dreaming about gifts. Unfortunately, many impoverished children in Armenia do not experience the excitement of opening presents at Christmas season because many poor families cannot even afford to purchase basic necessities for their children let along Christmas gifts. Christmas is a time of despair for these children who have few reasons for enjoyment and it brings additional psychological problems for children who feel the meaning of being disadvantaged. Generous people responded at Christmas time, when even the strongest of spirits need a little bit of help. In December 2013 with the support of individual donors the Jinishian Memorial Foundation (JMF) reached children from 5 marginalized villages of Vardenis region, Gegharquniq marz and children from Gyumri city, Shirak marz where harsh social and economic conditions were intensely reflected and conditioned by a number of factors such as severe climate conditions, unemployment and migration. The JMF delivered Christmas packages to about 302 children of 2-16 years old and each child was provided with a personal gift package which included a package of sweets, toys, warm pajama and warm blanket. The children were all cheerful and the looks on their faces were enough to show how much they appreciated the Christmas gifts the JMF had brought for them. Giving warmth, love and hope, that&rsquo;s what Christmas is all about.</p><!--break--><p>The JMF has more than 12 years of experience in preparation and distribution of Christmas Packages to children from vulnerable families and to the institutionalized children. Over the past years the JMF&rsquo;s experience&nbsp; proved that each gift provided to an impoverished child helps to bring some much-needed light into his/her gloomy childhood.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/jinishianfoundation/photos/?tab=album&amp;album_id=789325671080838" target="_blank">Christmas Packages Distribution Photos ...</a></p></div></div></div>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 03:49:43 +0000JazzLabs571 at http://jinishian.orghttp://jinishian.org/bringing-smile-to-armenian-children#commentsBenefits for the Years to Comehttp://jinishian.org/benefits-for-the-years-to-come
<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even" property="content:encoded"><p style="text-align:justify">A culture of basic amelioration of land/soil before cultivation, which is common in developed countries, has not been formed among farmers of Armenia which use only traditional fertilizers available in the market.<br /><br />To promote a new farming culture among farmers of Armenia in 2012 the JMF piloted Soil Analysis on Fertilizers and Chemicals Project to experiment the advantages of properly ameliorated and cultivated lands versus to the lands undergoing traditional amelioration and cultivation for vegetables growing. Project had experimental and meantime educational nature. It disclosed contemporary methodologies and approaches increasing the quality and quantity of the agricultural output and preventing the soil from corrosion on a long run.</p><!--break--><p style="text-align:justify">Qajik Davtayn the head of Arevik Agricultural Cooperative from the village of Arevik, Armavir marz was one of the beneficiary farmers in the project. Except providing his land for the experimental project, Qajik followed project instructions and supported the JMF in project implementation with the farming work experience.</p><p style="text-align:justify">This is the second year already that Qajik has been admiring the benefits of available contemporary methods for land cultivation and vegetable growing. Recently the farmer visited the JMF office to thank the JMF and to inform that this year his tomato plant produced the quantity of tomato which broke the record of what he was usually assuming. Forty ton of tomato instead of previously harvested 25 ton. Isn&rsquo;t it amazing? This motivated Qajik to provide some part of the harvest to the people from his village as well. After cultivating the 35 ton from 0,3 hectares of tomato Qajik Davtyan asked the people from his village to go and pick the remaining part of tomatoes (about 5 ton) in his plant for free. The fellow villagers got an opportunity to sell the provided tomatoes thus improving their social conditions and what is more important they realized that the method is really working and decided to try on their lands as well.&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;</p></div></div></div>Mon, 14 Oct 2013 02:55:21 +0000JazzLabs637 at http://jinishian.orghttp://jinishian.org/benefits-for-the-years-to-come#commentsSupport to Farmershttp://jinishian.org/node/643
<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even" property="content:encoded"><p style="text-align: justify;">It&rsquo;s already more than twenty years that Aram Mkhitaryan is involved in agriculture and stockbreeding in the Pokr-Vedi community of Ararat marz. He cultivates both his own and rented plots.&nbsp; The main source of income comes from the sales of corn, wheat, barley and grapes. The sales of beef and pork also bring in an income for him.<br /><br />Aram Mkhitaryan started his business from a small farm with low incomes and lots of social problems. Beginning from 2010 he started to cooperate with the CARD AgroCredit UCO CJSC. Provided loans enabled the expansion of the farm and increase of incomes. From the year 2011 CARD AgroCredit started to provide loans through the Jinishian Memorial Foundation, and Aram received 3 loans in total. The low interest rate loan was an additional chance for Aram and other farmers to improve and expand their business, and agricultural sector of Armenia has benefited a lot from this collaborative work. Aram mentions, that he became inspired for new ideas and programs and decided to rent and cultivate additional lands.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><!--break--></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mkhitaryan&rsquo;s success is evident. He managed to expand his farm from 0.5 to 7 hectares of land (including his own and rented plots), thus increasing the sales of fruits, vegetables and crops from 3 to about 14 mln. AMD. He also cultivates 1.5 hectares of alfalfa for animal feed and 5 hectares of barley and wheat on the plots, rented in the neighboring community.&nbsp; He made much progress in the stockbreeding sector as well and managed to pay off his loan from the sales of pork meat. Currently he owns 10 calves and one pig, but he hopes to get a new loan from the JMF in order to increase the total number of pigs.&nbsp; The incomes will increase the family&rsquo;s well-being, providing grounds for the further programs implementation.&nbsp;<br /><br />Aram Mkhitaryan is not the only farmer, who managed to fulfill his plans and objectives through the JMF loans, there are others as well, who are looking forward to the long-lasting and effective cooperation with the JMF.&nbsp;<br /><br />The collaboration between the CARD AgroCredit UCO CJSC and the Jinishian Memorial Foundation started in September of 2011, but the feedback of the mutual work already shows significant impact on the development of the agriculture in Armenia. This is an example that shows how the effective collaboration between different agencies can encourage and assist start-up businesses in rural areas.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br /><strong><em>By Ruzanna Harutyunyan - Card AgroCredit&nbsp; </em></strong><br /><br /><em><strong>Photo by Gevorg Aboyan &ndash; JMF </strong></em><br />&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div></div><ul class="links links--inline"><li class="translation_hy first last"><a href="/hy/node/110" title="Օժանդակող դրամաշնորհներ ֆերմերային կոոպերատիվներին" class="translation-link" xml:lang="hy">հայ</a></li>
</ul>Mon, 14 Oct 2013 02:05:52 +0000JazzLabs643 at http://jinishian.orghttp://jinishian.org/node/643#comments